All i'm asking is a link to a motherboard and CPU to go with it.. so I can find out how Much i need money wise. Living alone with bills and a place to stay is costing:P So need to find out If i need a 2nd job for a month or two.

What's your budget? A decent CPU for gaming is going to be roughly 150$ or so. A motherboard will be roughly 80$. There's a lot of options at 200$ for CPU, and 120$ for motherboard. It depends on what your plans are, aside from playing dishonored. Does this need to last a long time, or just hold you over until summer?

perhaps any relatives/connections you can use to get that deal at a microcenter? ( for $99,99 that is a serious steal and you can get a motherboard for the money you saved > same result +-$120 less spent)

The CPU in that combo is the non-K edition with a Z77 motherboard. At that price, you'd be expecting a Sabertooth mobo. There's no reason to pay that much for a mobo unless you want to pay a premium because it looks pretty.

@ OP
Depending on your budget, we'd recommend different things.

The standard would be a i5-3570K with a Z77 motherboard for a total of roughly $350. Recommended Z77 motherboards include: ASUS P8Z77-V LK, ASRock Extreme4, Gigabyte UD3H, and Biostar TZ77XE3. This is the 'recommended' build level for most gaming computers priced $800 or more.

For computers priced around $500-$700, you'd go with an i3-3220 with a H77 motherboard for a total of roughly $200. Recommended H77 motherboard manufacturers include: ASRock, Gigabyte and ASUS. Check form factors for H77 motherboards because many of them are Micro ATX or Mini ITX.

The CPU in that combo is the non-K edition with a Z77 motherboard. At that price, you'd be expecting a Sabertooth mobo. There's no reason to pay that much for a mobo unless you want to pay a premium because it looks pretty.

@ OP
Depending on your budget, we'd recommend different things.

The standard would be a i5-3570K with a Z77 motherboard for a total of roughly $350. Recommended Z77 motherboards include: ASUS P8Z77-V LK, ASRock Extreme4, Gigabyte UD3H, and Biostar TZ77XE3. This is the 'recommended' build level for most gaming computers priced $800 or more.

For computers priced around $500-$700, you'd go with an i3-3220 with a H77 motherboard for a total of roughly $200. Recommended H77 motherboard manufacturers include: ASRock, Gigabyte and ASUS. Check form factors for H77 motherboards because many of them are Micro ATX or Mini ITX.

Whoops, didn't see it was a non-k i5... that's what I get for a quick search

As far as mobos, a lot is personal preference and price... tossing 3 of the brands out there pigeonholes when it's not needed. For me, I've had nothing but problems with every Gigabyte I have ever had, while other people I know swear by them. I like MSI quite a bit but again, its personal preference as long as it's a Z77 board.

I would never go for an i3 unless I had to (read: computer died or I don't have a job and am running on gift money). It's a fine processor but if you don't URGENTLY need it and you game, you may as well just wait another few weeks or a month to save the money for a i5. OP says he wants a processor/mobo and for 300 to 400 max, he can easily land an i5 2500k or 3570k + mobo. Could get some nicer mobos in the next week if you watch sales / check online Black Friday / Black Monday ads. I know Newegg had the 3570k for 199 earlier this week, and it wouldn't shock me to see it again. That with a ~125 to ~150 mobo puts you at north of 300 but well south of 400.

Last edited by Eisaderfrau; 2012-11-18 at 09:19 AM.

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